N523SK
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Hi, Everybody!
My name is Eric Pretorious.
This aircraft has almost every accessory that a Challenger pilot could want except for a reasonable Empty Weight (535 lbs, empty)! But what most pilots are interested in (when I show it to my hangar neighbors) is the Rotax 670 engine. It's got the HO Exhaust (by Mike Hair) and the Ducati DCDI. Rotax Rick claims that it consumes 2.5-3.0 gph in steady cruise and is capable of producing 92 hp @ 6250 RPM! The previous owner, Conrad Kinch, reported that it would climb at 1,800 fpm on a cold day with only the pilot on board - And that was before Michael Busenitz, at STOL Creek Aviation, re-pitched the 4-blade, carbon fibre propeller correctly!
Anyhow: It's a real luxury rocketship split personality - Now I've just got to complete my training and get my certificate!
Wish me luck!
Eric P.
My name is Eric Pretorious.
- I am a student pilot.
- I live in Portland, Oregon.
- And I have just completed the purchase of a Quad City Challenger II built by Steve Dentz in 2006 (N523SD and later N523SK).
- It was originally completed in 2006 by Steve Dentz (Carnation, WA) - the SD in N523SD.
- And then it was purchased by Randy Hageman (Prosser, WA).
- And then I believe that it was purchased by Scott Keller - the SK in N523SK.
- And then it was purchased by Chad Cook & Winston Gleave (Herriman, UT).
- And then it was purchased by Ty Witt (???, CO).
- And then it was purchased by Conrad Kinch (Baton Rouge, LA).
- And then it was purchased by me!
This aircraft has almost every accessory that a Challenger pilot could want except for a reasonable Empty Weight (535 lbs, empty)! But what most pilots are interested in (when I show it to my hangar neighbors) is the Rotax 670 engine. It's got the HO Exhaust (by Mike Hair) and the Ducati DCDI. Rotax Rick claims that it consumes 2.5-3.0 gph in steady cruise and is capable of producing 92 hp @ 6250 RPM! The previous owner, Conrad Kinch, reported that it would climb at 1,800 fpm on a cold day with only the pilot on board - And that was before Michael Busenitz, at STOL Creek Aviation, re-pitched the 4-blade, carbon fibre propeller correctly!
Anyhow: It's a real luxury rocketship split personality - Now I've just got to complete my training and get my certificate!
Wish me luck!
Eric P.
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